13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Chesaning Township
Closest of all is Milton Barnes, from Oakley, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Alfred Hershey, with articles in 56 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Chesaning Township. In all of Michigan, the famous people on record come from 507 towns.
What stands out about Chesaning Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Chesaning Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




James Oliver Curwood
1878–1927American writer and conservationist

Frederick Carl Frieseke
1874–1939American Impressionist painter




Who’s the most famous person from Chesaning Township?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Chesaning Township’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chesaning Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Alfred Hershey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Dewey: Eugene Raymond Hutchinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Oliver Curwood: James Montgomery Flagg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Carl Frieseke: Frederick Carl Frieseke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Tomac: Keanu @ no:wp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Main: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Millard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Oberlin: Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rolla Bigelow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons